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Zaporozhets ZAZ-966, 968

Zaporizkyi Avtomobilnyi Zavod (ZAZ) produced the Zaporozhets from 1958 at its factory in the Ukraine. the name 'Zaporozhet' means 'Cossack from the Zaporizhia Oblast.' The second model was the ZAZ 966 which had an entirely new body looking like an NSU Prinz, this was introduced in 1966 and given a new 1,197cc V4 engine in 1968 for the 966B. The ZAZ 968 was introduced in 1971 with the same 1,197cc V4 engine and modest restyling, and a safer ZAZ 968A was produced in parallel from 1973 mainly for export. The ZAZ 968M was launched in 1979, and had the scoops on the rear wings replaced with simple mesh grilles. The 968M was produced until 1994 and a total of 3.4million Zaporozhets were manufactured.

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Zaporozhets ZAZ-968M - badge on front panel. The 'M' indicated 'modified'

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NSU Prinz L 1972. Launched in 1961, the Prinz 4 had a new modern body and a 600cc twin cylinder 4-stroke 30bhp engine. 625,000 Prinz 4s were built. The Prinz L was introduced in 1965

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Zaporozhets ZAZ-968M. The ZAZ-968M from 1979 to 1994 replaced the earlier ZAZ-968, and at the front the false grille had given way to a simple bar with indicators at either end.

Zaporozhets 968M 1988 front

Zaporozhets 968M 1988. The 968M was introduced in 1979 with a new front panel and sidelamps.

Zaporozhets 968M 1988 rear

Zaporozhets 968M 1988. The 968M was introduced in 1979 and it lost its 'ears' (cooling scoops on the rear wings), but retained it's 1,179cc air-cooled V4 rear-mounted engine.

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Zaporozhets ZAZ-968M. The ZAZ-968M was produced from 1979 to 1994.

Zaporozhets ZAZ-968M frontvil

Zaporozhets ZAZ-968M. The first NSU Prinz-like Zaporozhets was introduced as the ZAZ 966 from 1966 with 1,197cc V4 air-cooled engined.

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Zaporozhets ZAZ-968M. The new Zaporozhets was produced as the ZAZ 966 from 1966 with 1,197cc V4 air-cooled engined. This was replaced by the slightly restyled ZAZ-968 in 1970, and by the ZAZ-968M from 1979 to 1994 with around 3-million being produced

Zaporozhets ZAZ-968M rearvil

Zaporozhets ZAZ-968M. The ZAZ-968M was made from 1979 to 1994 with the most visible difference being the replacement of the 'ears' for cooling with simple flat grilles.

Zaporozhets ZAZ-968M tailvil

Zaporozhets ZAZ-968M. Powered by a 1,197cc V4 air-cooled engine that stood quite high and therefore gave a poor centre of gravity

ZAZ 968 B2 Zaporozhets 1973

ZAZ 968 B2 Zaporozhets 1973, powered by a V4 1,197cc engine. The B2 was a special edition designed for incapicated drivers who only had one hand.

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'Bathtub' car designs. NSU Prinz L 1970. The side profile follows the format of the Chevrolet Corvair

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